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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1934
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Town Officers 1934
Moderator
FERDINAND J. LIBBEY, 1935
Town Clerk
JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, 1935
Treasurer
RICHARD H. ALDRICH, 19 35
Selectmen
WINFIELD A. SCHUSTER, 19 3 6 Chairman
FRANK E. JONES, 1937, Clerk PAUL D. MANNING, 1935
Assessors
FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1937, Chairman
ANDREW J. CENCAK, 1935 LUCIUS J. MARSH, 1935
Board of Health — Selectmen
FRANCISCO BOWEN, Agent
Members Board Public Welfare
RICHARD MOORE, 19 3 6, Chairman
FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 19 35 KENNETH PARKER, 193 7
School Committee
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 193 7 MARGARET S. CARRICK, 1937
ANNDREW J. CENCAK, 19 3 5 LOUIS CALLAHAN, 1935
LILLIAN C. CARPENTER, 193 6 WARREN JOHNSON, 1936
Superintendent of Water Department
HERBERT E. HUGHES, 1935
Superintendent of Schools
A. B. GARCELON
Chief of Police
LOUIS A. CALLAHAN, 1935
Chief of Fire Department
HERBERT E. HUGHES, 1935
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Tree Warden
JAMES FULONE, 193 5
Cemetery Commissioners
WILLIAM E. BALCOM, 1937
FRANK E. COPP, 1935 HOWELL W. PARKER, 1936
Sealer of Measures and Weights
FRANK L. CORRELL, 1935
Agent Moses Wallis Devise
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1935
Trustees of Public Library
WALTER E. HARRIS, 1937
FRANK L. CORRELL, 1936 CHRISTINE M. QUINN, 19 35
Life Members — Trustees of Simon Fairfield Public Library
FRANK E. JONES
WALTER B. FAIRFIELD FERDINAND J. LIBBY
LENA M. SCHUSTER WILLIAM L. HAYWARD
Town Counsel
FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1935
Warrant for Town Meeting
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1935, at 8:00 O’CLOCK A. M.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Worcester, ss:
To any Constable of the Town of Douglas in said County:
Greeting:
In the name of said Commonwealth you are hereby directed to
notify the inhabitants of the Town of Douglas qualified to vote in
Town elections and Town affairs to meet in the Town Hall in said
Douglas, on Mtanday, the eighteenth day of March, 1935, at eight
o’clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To elect a moderator, a town clerk, a town treasur-
er. a collector of taxes, six constables, an agent of the Moses Wallis
Devise, a tree warden, each for a term of one year; one selectman,
one assessor, one member of the board of public welfare, one water
commissioner, two members of the school committee, one trustee of
the Simon Fairfield Public Library, one cemetery commissioner, each
for a term of three years; also one assessor for a term of one year
to fill vacancy.
Article 2. To choose all other Town officers for the ensuing
year.
Article 3. To hear the reports of Town officers, of the finance
committee and of other outstanding committees and act thereon.
Article 4. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as
may be necessary for Town charges and expenses for the ensuing
year.
Article 5. To raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-three
hundred, nineteen dollars and eighty-three cents for the assessment
for construction, care and maintenance of Worcester County Tuber-
culosis Hospital District.
Article 6. To fix the salaries or compensation of Town officers.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Board of
Selectmen to petition the State Highway Commission, under Chapter
81, Section 26 of the General Laws (Ter. Cen. Edition).
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Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Board of
Selectmen to petition the Division of Highways, Public Works De-
partment, under Chapter 90, Section 34, Gen. Laws. (Ter. Cent. Ed.)
for aid in the improvement of some through ways.
Article 9. To raise and appropriate money needed for high-
ways, including snow removal and railing.
Article 10. To see if the Town will instruct its Board of Select-
men to purchase land for a Town dump, and raise and appropriate
money therefor.
Article 11. To raise and appropriate money for the rent of
quarters for Michsel Carter Post, American Legion.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum
of money to be paid to the Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture,
under Chapter 128, General Laws.
Article 13. To se if the Town will choose a Director for same.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money
for the repair of the Town Clock (so-called).
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum or sums
of money to cover the overdrafts of 1934.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum
of money for the reserve fund to be controlled by the Finance Com-
mittee.
Article 17. To see what disposition the Town will make of a
dog fund.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of three thousand dollars for the purpose of purchas-
ing o fire truck and equipment for the fire department, one thousand
dollars thereof to be raised by taxation this year and the balance by
a loan to be payable $1,000.00 in one year and $1,000.00 in two years
from the date of notes' given therefor, as provTSedT in the General
Laws, or take any action in relation to the subject matter hereof.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the assess-
ors to use the free cash in the treasury in fixing the tax rate for en-
suing year.
Article 20, To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from
time to time in anticipation of the revenue for the financial year be-
ginning January 1. 1935. and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay-
able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given
for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17.
Chapter 44, General Laws
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Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to release and quitclaim
unto Kate E. Fiske. the holder of a mortgage on two tracts of wood-
land taken by the Town for taxes in 1928, assessed to Euclide Cabana,
the Town’s interests in the lots, in consideration of $200.00, that fig-
ure being the total taxes, costs and charges upon the property up to
and including taxes to be assessed as oi! January 1, 1935, and auth-
orize and empower the Town Treasurer, Richard H. Aldrich, to exe-
cute and deliver a deed thereof in its name and behalf, or take any
action relating thereto.
Article 22. To see if theTown will vote to authorize its Treas-
urer to execute and deliver in its name and behalf Quitclaim Deeds
to The Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the following described
tracts of woodland:
Alton Lot, as in deed Hannah Rhodes Heirs to Town of
Douglas, Recorded Worcester District Deeds, Book 2353,
Page 315:
239 Acres, as in deed Hannah Rhodes Heirs to Douglas,
recorded with said Deeds, Book 2353, Page 318; Whitin
Lot, 82 acres as in deed Herbert E. Bullard to said Dcug-
las, recorded with said deeds, Book 2459, Page 458.
Tract of 20 acres as in deed Fernando Ross et al to
Douglas, recorded with said deeds, Book 2493, Page 451.
Said lots to become a part of State Reservation.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water
main up Caswell Court, and raise and appropriate money therefor.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money
for the pruning of the dead wood from the elms and for the removal
of any dead or dying elms on the public streets.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the School
Committee to re-open the school house at South Douglas, and hold
sessions therein.
By request of twelve voters:
Article 26. By request of 16 voters: To see if the Town will
vote to install street lights along South Street from Douglas Town
Farm to the State Line; and appropriate the money for maintenance
of same.
Articles 27 to 32 inserted at request of twenty-six voters:
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to adjourn all annual
Town business in the future with the exception of election of Town
officers to the Saturday after the annual Town meeting and to hold
all special Town meetings on Saturday.
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Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Board of
Selectmen to petition the Worcester Suburban Electric Co. for a low-
er domestic light rate.
ed~
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Article 29. To see if the Town will vote and appropriate money
to transport children to school who live beyond the one and a half
mile limit, and to take any other action that is pertinent to the
article.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote and appropriate money
to install street lights on Gilboa Street extending from the corner of ' '
Gilboa and North streets to the corner of Gilboa and Cook streets, {
and to take any other action that is pertinent to the article.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200. to , / (
clear enough snow from one of the local ponds or rivers during thef t (r
winter months so that skating may be enjoyed, and to take any other
action that is pertinent to the article.
Article 32. To see if the Towrn -will vote to designate certain
streets during winter months of coasting with police protection.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to instruct its board
of selectmen and water commissioners to install water meters in
all houses that use town water and are not equipped with the same
and to have said water meters read at regular intervals, and to take
any other action that is pertinent to the article.
THE POLLS MAY CLOSE AT FOUR O’CLOCK, P. M.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested
copies thereof at the post office at East Douglas and at the store,
formerly the post office, at Douglas, seven days at least before the
time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with
your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of
said meeting.
Given under our hands this fourth day of March in the year
one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five.
FRANK E. JONES,
PAUL D. MANNING,
Selectmen of Qouglas.
Douglas, March 7th, 1935.
I this day served the within warrant as herein directed.
HERBERT E. HUGHES,
Constable of Douglas.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Appropriations estimated necessary for fiscal year ending De-
cember 31, 1935 :
TOWN OFFICERS
Per Cent,
of Total
Expenditure
Selectmen $100.00
Selectmen Expense 50.00
Accounting Officer 300.00
Treasurer 300.00
Treasurer Expense 150.00
Collector 600.00
Collector Expense 150.00
Clerk 250.00
Clerk Expense 100.00
Assessors 800.00
Assessors’ Expense 50.00
Town Council 200.00 %/^
Moderator 30.00
Registrar’s Salary 6 0.00
School Committee salary 200.00
Welfare Board 400.00 , (\
Water Commissioners 100.00
$3,840.00 4.34%
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Election and Registration $50.00
New Town Hall 1,300.00
Old Town Hall 100.00
Bonding Town Officers 275.00
$1,725.00 1.95%
PROTECTION PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department $2,100.00
Fire Department 350.00
Sealer Weights and Measures 80.00
Tree Warden 500.00
Moth Suppression 200.00
Game Warden 50.00
10
Per Cent,
of Total
Expenditure
Dog Officer 25.00
Board of Health Salary 25.00
Board of Health 400.00
Vital Statistics 15.00
Meat Inspection 150.00
Animal Inspection 150.00
County Hospital Tax and Maintenance 2,319.83 - —
Water Department 2,750.00
Fire Truck 1,000.00'
Fire Equipment 500.00
$10,614.83 12.01%
HIGHWAYS
General Highways — Chapter 81 $5,300.00
Chapter 90 2,500.00
Snow Roads 2,500.00
Street Lighting 2,500.00
Bridges 400.00
Water Trough 5.00
Public Squares 25.00
Railings on Highways 50.00
$13,280.00 15.02%
CHARITIES
Welfare Department $9,000.00
Old Age Assistance 4,500.00
State and Military Aid 240.00
Soldiers’ Relief 600.00
$14,340.00 16.22%
SCHOOLS
General School Fund
Industrial School . . .
$36,000.00
1,500.00 »
$37,500.00 42.43%
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Public Library $1,000.00
American Legion 100.00
Memorial Day 150.00
Town Clock 25.00
Printing Town Report 125.00
V /* zS't
Per Cent,
of Total
Expenditure
Cemetery 200.00
County Aid to Agriculture 25.00
Vaccine for Dog Cases 50.00
ERA Material 750.00
$2,425.00 2.74%
Interest and Debt 1,500.00
Reserve Fund 2,500.00
To cover 19 34 appropriations in 1935 levy:
Town Clerk $118.50
Old Town Hall Maintenance. . . . 84.29
Police 9.25
Highways — Chapter 81 1.17
Old Age Assistance 67.00
Trade School 42.63
Interest 298.82
1.70%
2.83%
$661.45 .76 %
$88,346.49 100.00%
YEAR 1931
Beginning Balance $8,314.10
Receipts Other Than Raised by Taxation. . . 4 3,130.93
Money Raised by Taxation 54,863.38
Mowry Bequest 22,964.27
Balance of Revenue Fund Not Paid 15,000.00
Total $144,272.68
Total Actual Expenditures $106,092.85
Investment of Mowry Fund 22,572.64
Total $128,665.49
Ending Balance $15,607.19
Taxes paid equals 55.99 % of total money received.
Tax Rate $30.70.
YEAR 1932
Beginning Balance $15,607.19
Receipts Other Than Raised by Taxation.. 50,353.67
Money Raised by Taxation 56,527.41
Total
$122,488.27
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Total Actual Expenditures $104,969.47
Paid on 1931 Revenue Loan 15,000.00
Total $119,969.47
Ending Balance $2,518.80
Taxes paid equals 52.89 % of total money received.
Tax Rate $32.50.
YEAR 1933
Beginning Balance $2,518.80
Receipts Other Than Raised by Taxation. . . 51,735.15
Money Raised by Taxation 56,491.80
Total $110,745.75
Total Expenditures $104,346.42
Ending Balance $6,399.33
Taxes paid equals 52.20% of total money received.
Tax Rate $31.50.
YEAR 1934
Beginning Balance , $6,399.33
Receipts Other Than by Taxation 59,433.65
Money Raised by Taxation 60,028.94
Total $125,861.92
Total Expenditures 119,621.21
Ending Balance $6,240.71
Taxes paid equals 50.24% of total money received.
Tax Rate $33.00.
Finance Committee:
WINFIELD A. SCHUSTER,
FRANK E. JONES,
PAUL D. MANNING,
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH,
FRANCISCO BOWEN,
GILBERT ROWLEY,
WILLIAM WALLIS,
FRANK RINFRETTE,
JOHN DUNLEAVY,
F. J. LIBBY.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER
To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:
Following is my report as town treasurer of the Town of
Douglas as recommended by the Division of Accounts, Department
of Corporations and Taxation, and called for by Section 44, Gen-
eral Laws.
GENERAL CASH
Balance on hand January 1, 1934 $6,399 33
Receipts 1934 159,462 59
$165,861 92
Payments per selectmen’s warrants 1934 $159,621 21
Balance on hand December 31, 1934 .... 6,240 71
$165,861 92
MYRON MOURY SCHOOL FUND
On hand January 1, 1934 $23,000 00
Added to Fund 1934 410 52
Income 1934 1,021 20
$24,431 72
Transferred to town 1934 $1,020 00
On hand December 31, 1934 23,411 72
$24,431 72
ADELINE PIERCE SANBORN LIBRARY FUND
On hand January 1, 1934 ...
$148 92
Income 1934
3 35
$152
27
On hand December 31, 1934
$152
27
CARE OF GRAVES — G. A. R. VETERAN’S FUND
On hand January 1, 1934 ....
$792 49
Income 1934
42 32
$834
81
On hand December 31, 1934
$834
81
MARY SOUTH
CEMETERY FUND
On hand January 1, 1934 . . .
$224 06
Income 1934
$235
99
On hand December 31, 1934
$235
99
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MONUMENT FUND — SONS OF VETERANS
Bequests 1934
On hand December 31, 1934
$100 00
$100 00
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
On hand January 1, 1934 $2,052 31
Income 1934 48 57
On hand December 31, 1934
$2,100 88
$2,100 88
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD H. ALDRICH,
Treasurer.
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Report of
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:
Following is my report as Town Accountant of the Town of
Douglas as recommended by the Division of Accounts, Department
of Corporations and Taxation, and called for by Section 44, General
Laws.
TOWN OF DOUGLAS — RECEIPTS, 1934
General Revenue:
Taxes:
Poll, Personal and Real Estate:
Current Year $53,571 74
Previous Years 6,180 39
From State:
Income Tax $10,044 10
Corporation Taxes .... 4,408 78
National Bank Tax 59 71
$59,752 13
Licenses and Permits
Fines and Forfeits:
Court Fines
Grants and Gifts:
From State:
School Fund $3,429 94
Tuition Children . 365 66
Trade School 733 10
14,512 59
1,897 00
8 00
4,528 70
From County:
Dog Licenses 370 24
Other:
Federal Emergency Relief . . . 352 78
Special:
Old Age Assistance Taxes 1 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Current Year 2,332 21
Previous Years 238 15
Redemption of Tax Titles 276 81
2,848 17
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General — Departmental :
Town Clerk’s Dog Licenses $5 28 60
Town Hall Rentals 499 00
1,027 60
Protection of Persons and Property:
Sealer of Weights and Measures. . . 18 88
Health and Sanitation:
Inspector of Animals 75 00
Highways:
State $17,367 37
County 2,858 84
Machinery Rentals 1,243 86
21,470 07
Charities:
Reimbursements for Outside Relief:
Cities and Towns , $176 00
State 2,460 67
Infirmary 162 29
Old Age Assistance ........... 1,363 66
State Aid 240 00
Indigent Persons 80 50
Care Tuberculosis Cases . 260 75
4,743 87
Public Library Fines 80 34
Unclassified:
Refunds:
Board of Health $67 14
Soldiers’ Relief 52 56
Public Welfare 40
Selectmen 45
Highway 17 00
Spraying Trees 25 00
Gas Tax 58 17
Check Cancelled 50
221 22
Insurance — Old Town Hall . 159 20
Commercial Revenue:
Water 4,732 95
Interest:
Taxes $414 21
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 4 6 75
Tax Title Redemptions 46 52
Temporary Revenue Loans . .
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Cemetery Sale of Lots
Mowry Fund Income
507 48
40,000 00
$74 50
1,020 00
21
Devise of Moses Wallis 961 87
Perpetual Care Bequest 100 00
2,156 37
Total Receipts, 1934 $159,462 59
TOWN OF DOUGLAS — PAYMENTS 1934
General Government:
Selectmen’s Salary $100 00
Selectmen’s Expense 3 6 15
Accountant’s Salary 300 00
Treasurer’s Salary 300 00
Treasurer’s Expense 211 26
Collector’s Salary 600 00
Collector’s Expense 148 00
Town Clerk’s Salary . . . 368 50
Town Clerk’s Expense 93 92
Assessor’s Salary 567 67
Assessor’s Expense 162 93
Law Department 150 00
Moderator’s Salary 30 00
Election and Registration Salary. . . 60 00
Election and Registration Expense. 224 35
New Town Hall Maintenance 2,552 91
Old Town Hall Maintenance .... 184 29
Bonding Town Officers 235 50
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police $2,384 25
Fire 336 80
Forest Fire 123 46
Sealer of Weights and Measures. ... 75 67
Tree Warden 392 05
Game Warden 50 00
Moth 97 80
Dog Officer 25 00
Health and Sanitation:
Board of Health $794 30
Vital Statistics 12 50
T. B. Hospital Assessment 1,947 68
Meat Inspection 262 50
Animal Inspection 262 50
Highways:
Chapter 81 $15,801 17
Chapter 90 13,406 10
Machinery Maintenance 1,376 20
Sidewalks ’512 02
Street Lights 2,548 81
Snow Removal 2,512 49
6,325 48
3,485 03
3,279 48
22
Care Watering Trough 5 00
Care Public Square . 25 00
Railings 35 04
Charities:
Public Welfare Salary $400 00
Public Welfare Expense 8,855 25
Old Age Assistance 4,368 00
State Aid 275 00
Soldiers’ Relief 428 50
Schools and Library:
School Committee Salary $200 00
School Committee Expense 34,999 93
Trade School . 1,542 63
Public Library 1,681 14
Recreation and Unclassified:
Memorial Day . $99 00
Care Town Clock 25 00
Printing Town Reports 106 40
County Aid to Agriculture 25 00
Materials C. W. A. 714 22
Materials E. R. A 340 57
Quarters American Legion 109 15
Unpaid Orders Previous Years 55 80
Enterprises:
Water Commissioner’s Salary $100 00
Water Expense 3,289 33
Cemeteries:
Care Old Cemetery $393 99
Care Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Graves. . 4 80
Interest
Municipal Indebtedness:
Temporary Loans $40,000 00
Town Hall Loan 1,000 00
Water Loans 2,000 00
Refunds:
Taxes $39 go
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 61 8 0
36,221 83
14,326 75
38,423 70
1,475 14
3,389 33
398 79
1,048 82
43,000 00
101 60
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Agency, Trust and Investment:
Mowry Trust Fund — Principal $410 5 2
Mowry Trust Fund — Income 932 42
Cemetery Trust Fund Income 11 00
Cemetery Bequest .... 100 00
Town Clerk’s Dog Licenses 5 26 80
High School Building Fund 322 52
State and County Taxes:
State Tax $2,900 00
County Tax . . . . : 2,703 00
Auditing Tax 205 65
State Parks and Reservations 22 60
Veterans’ Exemption 10 75
Total Payments 1934
SUMMARY
Balance January 1, 1934 $6,399 33
Receipts 1934 159,462 59
$159,621 21
6,240 71
2,303 26
5,842 00
$159,621 21
$165,861 92
Payments 1934
Balance December 31, 1934
$165,861 92
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION
DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS
State House, Boston
March 8, 1935.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN,
Mr. Winfield A. Schuster, Chairman,
Douglas, Massachusetts,
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and ac-
counts of the Town of Douglas for the year ending December 31,
1934, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, Gen-
eral Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Her-
man B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Diretor of Accounts.
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation,
State House, Boston.
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and
accounts of the Town of Douglas for the year ending December 31,
1934, and report thereon as follows:
The records of the financial transactions of the several depart-
ments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing
bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by a com-
parison with the reports and the records in the town accountant’s
office.
The accountant’s ledger was analyzed, the appropriation ac-
counts being checked to the town meeting records of appropriations
and transfers voted. A balance sheet, showing the financial con-
dition of the town on December 31, 19 34, was prepared and is ap-
pended to this report.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined
and checked. The cash hook additions were verified, and the re-
corded receipts were analyzed and compared with the accountant’s
ledger and with the records of the departments making payments
to the treasurer. The payments by the treasurer were compared with
the selectmen’s warrants authorizing the disbursement of town
funds.
The payments of maturing debt and interest were verified by
a comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled
securities on file.
The savings bank books representing the investments of the
various trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were examined
and listed and the income was proved.
The tax title deeds on hand were listed and the amounts trans-
ferred to the tax title account were verified.
The treasurer’s cash balance on February 9, 1935, was proved
by a reconciliation of statements furnished by the banks and by an
actual count of the cash in the office.
The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were exam-
ined. The commitment lists were added and reconciled with the
warrants of the assessors committing the taxes for collection. The
collector’s cash books were footed, the payments to the treasurer
by the collector were checked to the treasurer’s and the accountant’s
books, the abatements as recorded were compared with the assessors’
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records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were
listed and reconciled with the accountant’s ledger accounts.
A verification of the outstanding taxes was made by sending
notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books
as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it ap-
pears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen
and town clerk were examined and checked, and the payments to
the State and the town were verified.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish
them were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the books and ac-
counts of the sealer of weights and measures and the public wel-
fare, school, library, and water departments were examined and
checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.
The securities and savings bank books representing the invest-
ments of the library trust funds in the custody of the treasurer
of the library trustees and the Devise of Moses Wallis in the cus-
tody of the agent were examined and listed and the income was
proved.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are
tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer’s cash, summaries
of the tax and departmental accounts, together with tables showing
the trust fund transactions.
For the co-operation extended by the several town officials dur-
ing the process of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and
for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER’S CASH
Balance January 1, 1934 . . .
Receipts 1934
Payments 1934
Balance December 31, 1934 .
Balance January 1, 1935
Receipts January 1 to February 9, 1935. .
$6,399
33
159,462
59
$159,621
21
6,240
71
$6,240
71
6,107
06
Payments January 1 to February 9, 1935.
Balance February 9, 1935:
Blackstone National Bank,
Uxbridge, per check book $1,03 7 3 0
First National Bank, Bos-
ton, per check book and
statement 1,953 57
First National Bank, Bos-
ton, per check book and
statement 250 86
Cash in office (verified) . . 1,004 73
$8,101 31
4,246 46
$165,861 92
$165,861 92
$12,347 77
$12,347 77
BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK — UXBRIDGE, MASS.
Balance February 9, 193 5, per statement
Balance February 9, 1935, per check book $1,037 30
Overdeposit in bank, to be adjusted. ... 07
Outstanding checks February 9, 1935, per
list 1,340 42
$2,377 79
$2,377 79
Report of the
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Accounts Outstanding January 1, 1934 $759 90
Charges, 1934 Water 4,703 09
Pipe and Labor 23 98
Miscellaneous 1 50
Collections $4,732 95
Accounts Outstanding, Dec. 31, 1934 755 52
Expenditures (Classified) —
Superintendent’s Salary $1,220 00
Insurance — Pump Station 35 63
Printing, etc 8 50
Telephone 23 45
Labor 276 83
Pipe and Fittings 67 16
Equipment 319 51
Fuel — Light and Power 1,338 25
$5,488 47
$5,488 47
$3,289 33
FRANCISCO BOWEN,
WILLIAM J. WALLIS,
OSCAR OLSON,
Water Commissioners.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1934
1. BIRTHS REGISTERED IN DOUGLAS FOR 1934
Total number for 1934 35
Total number for 1933 40
Per Cent decrease of births 13.5%
Number of Males 17
Number of Females 18
— 35
American Parentage 27
Foreign Parentage 3
Mixed Parentage 5
— 35
2. MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN DOUGLAS FOR 1934
Total number for 1934 23
Total number for 1933 23
Per Cent Increase of marriages none
American birth 37
Foreign birth 9
— 46
Residents of Douglas 24
Non-residents . 22
— 46
Marriage ceremonies in Douglas 10
Marriage ceremonies outside of Douglas 13
— 23
First Marriages 40
Second Marriages 6
— 46
3. DEATHS REGISTERED IN DOUGLAS FOR 1934
Total number for 1934 41
Total number for 1933 34
Per Cent increase of Deaths 20.6%
Male 22
Female 19
— 41
American birth 29
Foreign birth 12
— 41
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Number under 1 year 5
Between 1 and 5 years 1
Between 5 and 10 years 1
Between 10 and 20 years 1
Between 20 and 30 years 2
Between 30 and 40 years 1
Between 4 0 and 50 years 3
Between 50 and 60 years 2
Between 60 and 70 years 11
Between 70 and 80 years 10
Between 80 and 90 years 4
— 41
4. DOGS REGISTERED IN DOUGLAS FOR 1934
Total number 238
Males 198 at $2.00 $396.00
Females 30 at $5.00 150.00
Spayed 10 at $2.00 20.00
$566 00
Less Fees 47 60
$518 40
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK,
Town Clerk
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Report of Treasurer
Simon Fairfield Public Library
1934
Jan. 1 Balance on Deposit $ 108 45
Town Appropriation 1,00000
Special Appropriation for Repairs 250 00
Dog Fund 370 24
Jan. 6 Uxbridge Savings Bank Interest $ 17 50
May 1 Whitinsville Savings Bank In-
terest 203 30
July 5 Uxbridge Savings Bank Interest 17 50
Nov. 1 Whitinsville Savings Bank In-
terest 174 26
412 56
2,141 25
Overdrawn Town Treasurer 60 90
$2,202 15
EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR 1934
Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian $780 00
Mrs. Carl Donaldson, Assistant Librarian . 18 00
Frank E. Jones, Fuel 268 00
For Books 313 61
Worcester Suburban Electric Co 52 84
Magazines and Papers 72 50
Paul D. Manning, Insurance 28 8 0
Walter B. Fairfield, Insurance Ill 00
Herbert E. Hughes, Janitor 122 5 0
Miscellaneous Expense 146 53
Repairs, J. R. Abramson, Metal Work . . 57 63
Repairs, Frank Correll 2 75
Repairs, Stenberg, Painter 176 10
Repairs, W. R. Wallis 12 56
Repairs, George F. Searles 2-8 15
$2,190 87
Balance on Deposit $11 28
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ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Mrs. Royal Keith Fund $200 00
James M. Fairfield Fund 5,000 00
James Smith Fund 6,000 00
Arthur F. Taft Fund 500 00
Winfield S. Schuster Fund 1,000 00
James W. Wixtead Fund 200 00
The Endowment Funds are invested as follows:
Uxbridge Savings Bank $1,900 00
Whitinsville Savings Bank 11,000 00
$12,900 00
$12,900 00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. JONES,
Treasurer.
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Report of Agent
MOSES WALLIS DEVISE
To the Town of Douglas
For Year Ending December 31, 1934
The agent charges himself with amounts due the devise Jan-
uary 1, 1934, as follows:
Los Angeles School District Bonds, 5% . . $16,201 50
Amortization 372 96
$15,828 54
Jersey City Water Bonds, 1V2% $5,231 50
Amortization 56 34
$5,175 16
City of Detroit Bonds, 4 Yz % $5,250 00
Amortization 73 27
$5,176 73
Whitinsville National Bank $2,28387
Value to Keep Permanent
$28,464 30
27,502 43
Due Town Treasurer $96187
The agent has received as follows:
1934
Jan. 1 Balance $2,283 87
Feb. 6 Interest, City of Los Angeles
Bonds $375 00
7 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds . 75 00
Apr. 1 Interest, Jersey City Water
Bonds 112 50
2 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds. 75 00
Aug. 1 Interest, County of Los Angeles
Bonds 375 00
Oct. 2 Interest, Jersey City Water
Bonds 112 50
Nov. 23 Interest, City of Detroit Bond
C14324 112 50
23 Interest, City of Detroit Bond
C14324 1 68
23 Interest, City of Detroit Coupon
8-1-34 75 00
1,314 18
$3,598 05
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The agent has paid out as follows:
1934
Feb.
23
Town Treasurer
961
87
Dec.
31
Salary, Agent
' 75
00
31
Tax, Checks
04
Balance
2,561
14
$3,598 05
PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE
$15,000.00 Los Angeles, 5% $16,201 50
Amortization 414 40
$15,787 10
5,000.00 Jersey City, 4 % % $ 5,231 50
Amortization 62 60
5,168 90
5,000.00 City of Detroit, 4%% $ 5,250 00
Amortization 81 80
5,168 11
Whitinsville National Bank 2,448 64
$28,572
75
Dividend Bond Certificate . .
112
50
$28,685
25
Value to Keep Permanent . .
27,502
43
Due Town Treasurer
$ 1,182
82
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Agent.
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Annual Report of the
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE
January 1, 1934 to January 1, 1935.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:
Value of real estate, 170 acres of land, house, barn and
sheds $6,000.00
Personal property at Infirmary as per inventory January
1, 1935:
Household furniture $1,000.00
Horse 125.00
1,125.00
We have the Superintendent debtor for pro-
duce 166.19
The Superintendent has paid out for barber 3.50
Turned in the Town Treasury 162.69
EXPENDITURES
Town Infirmary $2,138.19
Town Aid 2,374.10
Temporary Aid 1,510.25
Mothers’ Aid 2,734.00
Miscellaneous 9 8.71
There were 27 Town Aid Cases.
5 Temporary Aid Cases.
4 Mothers’ Aid Cases
Received from State Temporary Aid $1,789.75
Received from State Mothers’ Aid 661.92
Received from Town of Upton 372.68
Received from Federal Government 352.78
$8,855.25
$3,177.13
$814.99
140.00
Due from State, Mothers’ Aid .
Due from Other Towns
$954.99
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Appropriation by Town $9,000.00
Expenditures 8,855.25
Unexpended Balance
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD MOORE,
KENNETH PARKER,
FERDINAND LIBBY.
Old Age Assistance
Whole number assisted fifteen.
Assistance rendered Jan. 1, 1934 to Dec. 31 $4,368 00
Reimbursement from State to April 30, 1934 1,363 66
$144.75
Reimbursement to be paid by State May 1, to Dec.
Due from other towns
$3,004 34
1,298 33
325 33
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1934
TAXES 1932
Outstanding January 1, 1934
Abatements 1934 226 77
Tax titles taken by town 1934 91 97
Outstanding December 31, 1934 12 08
TAXES 1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934 $6,638 05
Additional commitment 4 00
Abatement after payment, refunded .... 39 80
Payments to treasurer 1934 $4,064 19
Abatements 1934 81 18
Added to tax titles 19 2 02
Outstanding December 31, 1934 2,344 46
TAXES 1934
Commitment per warrant
Payments to treasurer 1934 $53,571 74
Abatements 1934 48 00
Outstanding December 31, 1934 7,130 05
ODD AGE ASSISTANCE TAXES 1933
Commitment 1934
Payments to treasurer 1934
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 193 2
Outstanding January 1, 1934
Payments to treasurer 1934 $4 40
Abatements 1934 22 36
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1933
Outstanding January 1, 1934 $257 24
Additional commitment 1934 13 37
Abatement after payment, refunded .... 8 04
$ 2,447 02
$ 2,447 02
$ 6,681 85
$ 6,681 85
$60,749 79
$60,749 79
$ 1 00
1 00
$ 26 76
$ 26 76
$ 278 65
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Payments to treasurer 1934 $233 75
Abatements 1934 40 56
Outstanding December 31, 1934 4 34
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 19 34
Commitments per warrant $2,774 25
Abatements after payment, refunded .... 53 76
Payments to treasurer 1934 $2,332 21
Abatements 1934 70 76
Outstanding December 31, 1934 425 04
INTEREST — 1934
Collections 1934:
Taxes:
1932 $241 45
1933 132 45
1934 40 31
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
1933 19 75
1934 27 00
Payments to treasurer 1934
$ 278 65
$ 2,82S 01
$ 2,828 01
$ 460 96
$ 460 96
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS,
Collector.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
Spraying of Trees $
Truck Hire
Auto Hire
Equipment
Gasoline
Creosote
Felix Yacino, Labor
Louis Fulone, Labor
Antonio Yacino, Labor
Chester Fulone, Labor
James Fulone, Labor
125 00
12
00
12
00
12
50
1
00
55
40
80
40
80
20
00
4
00
129
40
Total
$398 05
Received from Schuster Woolen Co. $25.00 which sum reverted
to Fund.
JAMES FULONE,
Tree Warden.
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Report of
ROAD COMMISSIONER
CHAPTER 81
Earl Ballou, Supt., 88 hours @ 60c 52 80
Earl Ballou, Supt., 1,111 hours @ 65c . . 722 15
Earl Ballou, Car, 84 hours @ 18 %c .... 15 75
Earl Ballou, Car, 1,080 hours @ 20c .... 216 00
R. K. Parker, truck, 65 hours @ $1.00 . . 65 00
R. K. Parker, truck, 903 hours @ $1.25. . 1,128 75
W. H. Dudley, truck, 79 hours @ $1.00 . . 79 00
W. H. Dudley, truck, 1,118 hours @ $1.25 1,397 50
H. W. Buxton, truck, 945 hours @ $1.25 1,181 25
Duty 'Caswell, truck, 189 hours @ $1.25 . 236 25
John Carlson, truck, 116 hours @ $1.25.. 145 00
Fred Dupont, team, 93 hours @ 75c .... 69 75
Elwin Chase, team, 176 hours @ 75c .... 132 00
G. C. Dudley, team, 35 6 hours @ 75c .... 267 00
George Chandler, team, 208 hours @ 75c 15 6 00
Roy Kenyon, team, 20 hours @ 75c .... 15 00
Charles Church, foreman, 75 hours @ 35c 26 25
Charles Church, foreman, 75 hours
@ i2V2c 337 45
W. H. Dudley, labor, 4 2 hours @ 35c .... 14 70
Elwin Chase, labor 300 hours @ 371/^c .. 112 50
Earl McCann, labor, 8 6 hours @ 35c .... 30 10
Earl McCann, labor, 65 2 hours @37 %c . . 244 50
Everett Ballou, labor, 23 hours @ 35c . . 8 05
Everett Ballou, driving tractor,
264 hours @ 42%c .. 112 20
Everett Ballou, labor, 268 hours @ 37 ^c 100 50
Clifford Lunn, labor, 40 hours @ 35c ... . 1400
Clifford Lunn, labor, 926 hours @ 37y2c . 347 25
Carl Simmons, labor, 40 hours @ 35c .... 14 00
Wendell Keith, labor, 516 hours @ 37 y2c 193 50
Rock St. Sovere, labor, 21 hours @ 35c . . .7 35
John Roy, labor, 21 hours @ 35c 7 35
Earl Trvelstead, labor, 16 hours @ 35c . . 5 60
Earl Trvelstead, labor, 90 hours @ 3 7M>c 33 75
Oscar Wade, labor 134 hours @ 37%c . . 5025
Carmine Ferno, labor, 40 hours @ 35c . . 14 00
Carmine Ferno, labor, 806 hours @ 37 ^c 302 25
Albert Valcourt, labor, 22 hours @ 35c . . 7 70
Paul Manning, Jr., labor, 24 hours @
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37 Vkc 9 00
Edward Casey labor, 80 hours @ 37V£<5 . . 30 00
Joseph Clements, labor, 24 hours @ 35c . 8 40
Joseph Clements, labor, 104 hours @
37 Vkc 39 00
Frank Revard, labor, 1,244 hours @
37V2c 466 50
Jesse Chase, labor, 432 hours @37% . . . 162 00
Stanley Krous, labor, 59 0 hours @37^c 221 25
F. A. Angell, labor, 693 hours @ 37V2c . . 259 88
France Revard, labor, 606 hours @ 37 V2c 227 25
J. P. Manning, labor, 4 hours @37 %c . 150
George Chandler, labor, 202 hours @37*4 7575
John Minior, labor, 330 hours @37 V2c . 123 75
Francis Carter, labor, 1,090 hours @ 37 y2c 408 75
Roger Keith, labor, 286 hours @ 37 %e . . 107 25
Harry Ludvigson, labor, 75 hours @ 37 y2 2813
Edward Frieswik, labor, 22 hours @ 37 8 25
Domanic Yacino, labor, 6 hours @ 37 ^c 2 25
Henry Fougere, labor, 24 hours @ 37 V2c 9 00
Carson McCullen, labor, 4 0 hours @ 35c . 14 00
John Carter, Grader Man, labor, 52 hours
@ 35c 18 20
John Carter, Grader Man, labor, 14 hours
@ 37%c 5 25
John Carter, Grader Man, labor, 806 hours
@ 42%c 342 55
Clayton Blackmer Painting Traffic Lines . 74 85
Wayland Heck, Drill Man, 72 hours
@ 75c 54 00
Wayland Heck, Car, 10 days @ $1.00 ... 10 00
Earl Kruegar, Drill Man, 72 hours @
62%c 45 00
Labor and Trucking
MATERIAL CHAPTER 81
W. R. Wallis, Tools and Material $49 25
Dyar Sales Co., 4 R. R. Warning Signs ... 8 00
Dyar Sales Co., 1 Reflector Sign 9 00
Dyar Sales Co., 6 Torch Burners 6 00
Koppers Products Co., 788 Gal’s. Cold
Patch 114 26
New England Culvert Co., Armco Pipe . . 684 17
The Barrett Co., 15,789 Gal’s. Tarvia
@ 11c 1,736 79
Wayland Heck, Dynamite and Caps 113 00
American Railway Express 388
P. D. Manning, Workmen’s Compensation
Ins 365 96
E. S. Freeman, 637 Loads Gravel @ 10c . 63 70
Walter Buffum, 284 Loads Gravel @ 10c 28 40
$11,000 46
42
Charles Church, 1,682 Loads Gravel @ 10c 168 20
Cora Bates, 239 Loads Gravel @ 10c .... 23 90
Elwin Chase, 248 Loads Gravel @ 10c . . 24 80
Frank Correll, 24 7 Loads Gravel @ 10c . . 2470
Thomas Cholsta, 437 Loads Gravel @ 10c 43 70
C. A. Sweet, 493 Loads Sand @ 10c ... . 4930
Total Material $ 3,517 01
Machinery Rental $1,243 86
$ 1,243 86
OTHER COST
Public Safety Posters $984
Drainage rights . . . 30 00
39 84
Grand Total $15,801 17
EARL BALLOU,
Superintendent.
MACHINERY FUND
Fisk Alden Co., 1 used Grader $675 00
Dyar Sales Co., 1 Wire road drag 12 00
Eastern Bridge Co., 1 Steel road Hone . . 105 00
$ 792 00
(REPAIRS)
Fisk Alden Co., repair parts $81 36
Dyar Sales Co., Toggle for Crusher 3 25
Dyar Sales Co., Grader Blades 16 60
Dyar Sales Co., parts for Mixer 13 25
H. S. Allis Co., rear sprocket for Tractor . 66 00
F. E. Jones, to Gas, oil and greese 336 53
F. E. Jones, to repairs 53 65
Charles Krull, to repairs 13 56
$ 584 20
Grand Total . ... $ 1,376 20
MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Appropriation to Machinery Fund $1,000 00
Transferred to Fund from Machinery
Account 380 00
$ 1,380 00
Received from rental, credited to Machin-
ery Account $1,243 86
Balance in Machinery Account $ 8 63 86
HIGHWAY RAILINGS
Earl Ballou, gfupt., 8 hours @ 65c $5 20
43
Earl Ballou, Car, 8 hours @ 20c 1 60
Charles Church, Foreman, 16 hours @
42 1/6 c 6 80
Earl McCann, labor, 16 hours @ 3 7%c . . 6 00
$ 19 60
(MATERIAL)
W. R. Wallis, to paint and lumber 15 44
: 15 44
Grand Total $ 35 04
SNOW REMOVAL & SANDING
Plowing, teaming and trucking $829 50
Labor 1,169 77
Material and repairs 163 22
Dyar Sales Co., to Baker snow plow .... 350 00
Grand Total $ 2,512 49
EARL BALLOU,
Superintendent.
CHAP. 9 0, CONSTRUCTION
WILLIAMS HILL ROAD
Earl Ballou, Supt., 197 hours @ 65c .... $128 05
Earl Ballou, car, 18 6 hours @ 20c 37 20
R. K. Parker, truck, 199 hours @ $1.25 . . 248 75
John Carlson, truck, 191 hours @ $1.25 . . 238 75
Duty Caswell, truck, 203 hours @ $1.25 . 253 75
Joseph DeVries, shovel, 21 days @
$35.00 735 00
Joseph DeVries, 5 ton truck, 8 hours @
$2.50 20 00
Joseph DeVries, roller, 2% days @
$25.00 62 50
Charles Church, foreman, 88 hours @
42 %c 37 40
Earl McCann, labor, 200 hours @ 37 %c 75 00
John Carter, grader man, 102 hours @
42 %c 43 35
Carmine Ferno, labor, 200 hours @ 37 %c 75 00
Francis Carter, labor 112 hours @ 37%c 4200
Clifford Lunn, labor, 19 2 hours @ 37%c 72 00
Wendell Keith, labor, 8 hours @ 37 %c . . 3 00
Stanley Krous, labor, 176 hours @37% 6600
Everett Ballou, labor, 204 hours @37 %c 7650
Roger Keith, labor, 8 hours @ 37 %c ... 3 00
Joseph Clements, labor, 8 hours @ 37 %c 3 00
George Chandler, labor, 24 hours @ 37 %c 9 00
J. P. Manning, labor, 32 hours @ 37 %c . 12 00
Harry Ludvigson, labor, 56 hours @ 37 % c 21 00
44
Earl Travelstead, labor, 16 hours @
3714 c 6 00
Irving Fisher, building 2 Dropinlets .... 30 00
$ 2,298 25
(MATERIAL)
New England Bolt Co. to Culvert Pipe . . . $308 99
The Barrett Co. to 6,553 Gal’s. Tarvia
@ 11c 720 83
F. E. Jones, to gas, oil and grease 120 8 6
W. R. Wallis, to cement and material .... 2212
John Gingrass, gravel 175 00
C. A. Sweet, sand 4 50
$ 1,352 30
Grand Total $ 3,650 55
EARL BALLOU,
Superintendent.
CHAP. 9 0, CONSTRUCTION
TOWN FARM ROAD
Earl Ballou, Supt., 313 hours @ 65c .... $203 45
Earl Ballou, car, 304 hours @ 20c 60 80
R. K. Parker, truck, 345 hours @ $1.25 . . 431 25
W. H. Dudley, truck, 296 hours @ $1.25 . 370 00
John Carlson, truck, 339 hours @ $1.25 . 423 75
Duty Caswell, truck, 248 hours @ $1.25 . 310 00
H. W. Buxton, truck, 16 hours @ $1.25 . . 20 00
G. W. Dudley, truck, 38 hours @ $1.25 . . 47 50.
Henry Bessette, truck, 16 hours @ $1.25 20 00
Joseph Conley, truck, 16 hours @ $1.25 . 20 00
Joseph DeVries, shovel, 38 days @ $35.00 1,330 00
Frank & Frank, to rolling 177 95
Irving Fisher, to building 4 Dropinlets ... 60 00
Charles Church, foreman, 370 hours @
4214c 157 25
Earl McCann, labor, 3 74 hours @ 3714c . . 140 25
Frank Reward, labor, 80 hours @37 14 c 3000
Carmine Ferno, 386 hours, @ 3714c 144 75
Albert Valcourt, labor, 342 hours @ 3714c 128 25
Francis Carter, labor, 18 2 hours @ 3 714c 68 25
Clifford Lunn, labor, 208 hours @ 37 14 c 78 00
Wendell Keith, labor, 278 hours @ 3714c 104 25
F. A. Angell, labor, 200 hours @ 3 714c . 75 00
Stanley Krous, labor, 388 hours @ 3 7 14 c 14 5 50
Everett Ballou, labor, 138 hours @ 3714c 51 75
Everett Ballou, driving grader, 88 hours
@ 4214c 37 40
Jesse Chase, labor, 304 hours @ 3714c .. 114 00
Elwin Chase, labor, 264 hours @ 3714c .. 99 00
Paul Chase, labor, 20 hours @ 3714c ... . 7 50
45
Louis Yacino, labor, 72 hours @ 37 . .
Paul Kostka, labor, 304 hours @ 37 . .
France Revard, labor, 184 hours @ 37
Edward Casey, labor, 104 hours @ 37 y2c
John Minior, labor, 304 hours @ 37 .
Felix Yacino, labor, 153 hours @ 37 y2c .
George Chandler, labor, 9 2 hours @ 37Y2c
J. P. Manning, labor, 8 hours @ 37 y2c . .
27 00
114 00
69 00
39 00
114 00
57 38
34 50
3 00
$ 5,313 73
(MATERIAL)
New England Bolt Co. to culvert pipe .... $731 43
Charles Clarke, 500 ft. blasting wire .... 5 00
W. R. Wallis, to cement and material .... 63 78
Blanchard Brothers, to dynaminte & caps 15 70
The Barrett Co., 10,009 Gal’s. Tarvia (B)
@ 11c 1,100 99
F. E. Jones, to gas, oil & greese 211 99
S. D. Putnam, to kerosene oil 476
Charles Buxton, to gravel 300 00
E. S. Freeman, to surface gravel 31 80
C. A. Sweet, to sand 7 20
$ 2,472 65
Worcester, County Highway Bounds . 38 25 38 25
Grand Total $ 7,824 63
EARL BALLOU,
Superintendent.
Extra work done on Chap. 90 which consist of laying-
of culverts, cutting brush and trees, excavating and
completing gravel foundation of 1,750 feet, on Town
Farm Road.
Earl Ballou, Supt., 108 hours @ 65c .... $70 20
Earl Ballou, car, 108 hours @ 20c 21 60
R. K. Parker, truck, 74 hours @ $1.25 . . 92 50
W. H. Dudley, truck, 72 hours @ $1.25 . . 90 00
John Carlson, truck, 72 hours @ $1.25 . . 90 00
Duty Caswell, truck, 148 hours @ $1.25 . 185 00
Joseph DeVries, shovel, 18 V2 days @
$35.00 647 50
Wayland Heck, drill man, 8 hours @ 75c . 6 00
Wayland Heck, car, 1 day @ $1.00 1 00
Earl Kruegar, drill man, 8 hours @ 62 %c 5 00
Charles Church, foreman, 148 hours @
42i/2c 62 90
Earl McCann, labor, 14 8 hours @ 37 y2c 5550
John Carter, grader man, 72 hours @
42V2c 30 60
Carmine Ferno, labor, 48 hours @ 37 V2c . 18 00
46
F. A. Angell, labor, 48 hours @ 37 V2c . .
Stanley Krous, labor, 14 8 hours @ 3 7^0
Everett Ballou, labor, 148 hours @ 37y2c
Jesse Chase, labor, 136 hours @ 37V2c . .
Elwin Chase, labor, 80 hours @ 37 y2c . .
John Minior, labor, 76 hours @ 37y2c ..
Lewis Fisk, labor, 24 hours @ 37y2c
E. W. Culver, labor, 44 hours @ 37 V2c
18 00
55 50
55 50
51 00
30 00
28 50
9 00
16 50
$ 1,639 80
(MATERIAL)
Wayland Heck, to dynamite & caps 36 00
New England Bolt Co., to culvert pipe . . $127 00
Charles Buxton, to gravel 82 50
F. E. Jones, to gas, oil & greese 41 76
S. D. Putnam, to lantern globes & kerosene 3 86
$ 291 12
Grand Total $ 1,930 9 2
EARL BALLOU,
Superintendent.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1934
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ANDREW CENCAK Term expires 1935
LOUIS CALLAHAN “ “ 1935
LILLIAN C. CARPENTER, Secretary “ “ 1936
WARREN JOHNSON “ “ 1936
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, Chairman “ “ 1937
MARGARET CARRICK “ “ 1937
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
A. B. Garcelon
PURCHASING AGENT
Andrew Cencak
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
Douwe DeJong
E. L. Williams
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1934-1935
HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Term — September 4, 1934 to December 21, 1934, 16 weeks.
High School will open Tuesday following Labor Day.
Winter Term — 1st period — January 2, 1935 to February 15, 1935,
7 weeks.
Winter Term — 2nd period — February 25, 1935 to April 12, 1935,
7 weeks.
Spring Term — April 22, 1935 to June 21, 1935, 9 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess — November 29 and 3 0, 19 34.
Christmas recess — December 22, 1934 to Dec. 31, 1934, 1 week.
Mid-winter vacation — February 15, 1935 to February 24, 19 35,
1 week.
Spring vacation — April 12, 1935 to April 21, 1935, 1 week.
1934-1935
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Fall Term — September 4, 19 3 4 to December 21, 1934, 16 weeks.
Winter Term — 1st period — January 2, 19 35 to February 15, 19 3 5.
7 weeks.
Winter Term— 2nd period — February 25, 1935 to April 12, 1935,
7 weeks.
Spring Term — April 22, 1935 to June 14, 1935, 8 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess — November 29 and 30, 193 4.
Christmas recess — Dec. 21, 1934 to Dec. 31, 1934, 1 week.
Mid-winter vacation — February 15, 1935 to February 24, 19 3 5,
1 week.
Spring vacation — April 1 2, 1935 to April 21, 1935, 1 week.
1935-1936
HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Term — September 3, 1935 to Dec. 20, 1935, 16 weeks.
High School will open Tuesday following Labor Day.
Winter Term — 1st period — Dec. 30, 1935 to February 14, 1936,
7 weeks.
Winter Term — 2nd period — February 24, 1936 to April 17, 1936,
8 weeks.
Spring Term— April 27, 1936 to June 19, 1936, 8 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess — November 28 and 29, 19 35.
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Christmas recess — Dec. 21, to Dec. 29, 1935, 1 week.
Mid-winter vacation Feb. 14 to Feb. 23, 1936, 1 week.
Spring vacation April 18 to April 26, 1936, 1 week.
1935-1936
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Fall Term — Sept. 3, 1935 to Dec. 20, 1935, 16 weeks.
Winter term — 1st period — Dec. 30, 1935 to Feb. 14, 1936, 7 weeks.
Winter term — 2nd period — Feb. 24, 193 6 to Apr. 17, 19 36, 8 weeks.
Spring term — April 27, 19 3 6 to June 12, 19 36, 7 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess — Nov. 28 and 29, 1935.
Christmas recess — Dec. 21, to Dec. 29, 1935, 1 week.
Mid-winter vacation Feb. 14 to Feb. 23, 1936, 1 week.
Spring vacation April 18 to April 2 6, 19 36, 1 week.
HOLIDAYS, 1935-1936
Labor Day.
Columbus Day, October 12.
County Convention, 1st Friday in November (Nov. 1, 1935).
Armistice Day, November 11.
Thanksgiving Recess, November 28-29, 19 35.
Christmas.
January 1st, 1936.
February 22nd, Washington’s Birthday (Sat.).
Good Friday, April 10, 1936.
Patriot’s Day, April 19th, 19 36.
Memorial Day, May 30th, 1936.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
Three blasts of the mill whistle at 7:30 A. M. closes all schools
for all day.
The same signal at 11:15 A. M. denotes that there will be a
single session. In this case the session will be lengthened one hour
in all schools.
Report of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee submits the following report for the
financial year ending December 31, 1934.
The appropriations for the School were $35,000.00 and the
expenditures $34,999.93. We received from the State as reimburse-
ment for teachers’ salaries $11,076.71 for tuition of State wards
$365.66 and for Superintendent’s salary $773.33, making a total
of $12,215.70.
This reduces the net cost of the schools to $22,784.23.
The itemized expenditures are as follows:
School Committee expenses $ 245 70
Superintendent’s salary 1,392 00
Superintendent’s expenses 219 53
Supervisor’s salary 553 50
Supervisor’s expenses 62 87
Principal, High, salary 2,428 9 2
Principal, Elementary, salary 1,401 46
Teachers, High, salaries 7,29 8 94
Teachers, Elementary, salaries 9,786 87
Text Books, High 279 48
Text Books, Elementary 113 15
Stationery and Supplies, High School .... 560 40
Stationery and Supplies, Elementary 253 68
Janitors, High, Salaries 1,312 67
Janitors, Elementary, Salaries 1,737 19
Fuel, High 615 64
Fuel, Elementary 477 29
Miscellaneous, High 270 82
Miscellaneous, Elementary 29 4 61
Repairs, High 185 71
Repairs, Elementary 667 93
Health, High 351 08
Health, Elementary 679 64
Transportation in town, High 43 2 59
Transportation in town, Elementary 1,720 32
Miscellaneous, High 39 10
Miscellaneous, Elementary 16 34
Insurance 494 50
New Equipment 1,108 00
Total
$34,999 93
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Unexpended 07
Appropriation $35,000 00
Appropriations asked for:
General expenses, including Superintendent’s salary,
expenses of School Committee and Attendance
Officers $1,900 00
Expenses of instruction, including teachers’ salaries
text-book^ and supplies, and miscellaneous ex-
penses for instruction 24,000 00
Expenses for operation of school plants, including
janitors’ salaries, fuel and miscellaneous expenses
for operation 4,800 00
Maintenance, repairs, etc 1,000 00
Auxiliary agencies, including promotion of health,
transportation, etc 3,500 00
Insurance 700 00
New Equipment 100 00
$36,000 00
BAYLIS ALDRICH,
MARGARET CARRICK,
LILLIAN C. CARPENTER,
WARREN JOHNSON,
ANDREW CENCAK,
LOUIS CALLAHAN,
School Committee.
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Report of the
Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Citizens of Douglas:
I herewith submit my seventh annual school report of the
Town of Douglas, the same being the thirty-fourth superintendent’s
report for the Uxbridge-Douglas Union.
For the past five years the work in the seventh and eighth
grades has been departmentalized, Miss Myra Jillson teaching His-
tory and Mathematics and Mrs. Lola Dudley teaching Geography
and English. The results have been very satisfactory. Three years
ago we made the next step toward a six-year high school program,
when we began promotions in these grades by subject matter, rather
than by grades. By this plan, pupils who fail are not forced to repeat
all their work, but only those subjects in which they failed to pass.
This arrangement is more fair and also less discouraging to the pu-
pil as well as being more efficient and more economical. As yet,
however, we have not enlarged or enriched the curriculum of these
grades as is generally done in a junior-senior high school, because
such a procedure would necessitate our hiring two more teachers,
which, under present business conditions, did not seem advisable.
The State requirements as to class “A” high schools, (and the
Douglas Memorial High School is a class “A” high school) stipulate
one teacher for every twenty-five pupils. (The principal is not class-
ed as a teacher). At present our high school enrollment is 90, in
the high school proper, so that we are slightly under the 25 pupils
per teacher. However, should we class the Memorial High as a six
year High school, it would then be necessary to have eight teachers,
or two more teachers than at present, in order to maintain our class
“A” rating. It is for the future to determine what is best to do.
However, we feel that our High school program is reasonably
successful and that our graduates, either in business or in school
of higher education acquit themselves well.
Our athletic program, because of lack of facilities and of funds,
is limited in scope. However, in baseball we continue to have win-
ning teams. For a full statement concerning athletics I refer you to
the report- of Mr. C. A. Gagne, Athletic Director.
Our entire music program, excepting the senior band, con-
tinues on a very high and successful plane, under the direction of
our music supervisor, Mr. David N. Gellatly. Mr. Dodge and Mr.
Barrie continue the teaching of instrumental music.
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A little over a year ago we introduced a new system of super-
vision of handwriting, under the direction of Mr. W. L. Rinehart.
The work is proving to be very satisfactory. Please read Mr. Rine-
hart’s report for a statistical account of the grade of work being
done.
The numerical tabulation of physical defects as given by Mrs.
Edith M. Taft, School Nurse, (See her report herewith) is of espe-
cial interest. I believe it to be the first tabulation to show clearly
the corrections made. In September of each year all pupils are given
a physical examination by our school physician, Dr. Quinn, and the
number of defects are recorded, room by room. On the following
June, we again record the number of defects, room by room; thus
giving us an opportunity to see how many defects were actually
corrected. We have made a good beginning in the corrections of
teeth and eye defects, but much remains to be done in regard to
the other defects. Our school nurse is most active in her work and
stands ready and willing to co-operate with anyone at anytime in
order that more corrective work may be done. Since health is of
such vital importance let us all, parents, teachers, pupils and nurse
work together for better results next year.
Last year our expenditure per pupil per year in the first eight
grades was $39.95; this year it is $39.65 and the corresponding
figures for high school are, last year $137.68, this year $135.04. In
other words our per pupil per year expenditures in grade and high
school are practically the same, each being but a small percentage
less.
Those of us who are responsible for the expending of the
school appropriation are mindful of the fact that industry has not
fully recovered, and we pledge ourselves to a business-like financial
program.
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. GARCELON,
Superintendent of Schools.
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STATISTICAL STATEMENT
STATISTICAL STATEMENT
Assessed Valuation, taken from State Report. $1,933,024
Population, U. S. Census of 1930 2,316
Number of Persons in Town between 5 and 16 years of
age, October 1, 1934 — Boys: 266, Girls: 248. .... 514
Number of Person between 5 and 6 years of age, Boys:
40 ; Girls: 41 . 81
Number of Persons between 7 and 13 years of age,
Boys: 174; Girls: 156 330
Number of Persons between 14 and 15 years of age,
Boys: 52; Girls: 51 103
Total Enrollment in all Public Schools During School
Year ending June 22, 1934 527
Average Membership for School Year 520
Average Attendance for School Year 49 7
Percent of Attendance 94
Number of School Buildings in Use 3
Number of Teachers Required by the Public Schools. . 17
Number of Special Teachers 4
Number of Teachers Graduated from College 7
Number of Teachers Graduated from Normal School. . . 8
Number of Weeks High School was in Session 39
Number of Weeks Grades Were in Session 38
Number of Pupils Graduated from High School, 1934 . . 24
Number of Pupils Graduated from Grammar School,
1934 35
ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 1934
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Douglas Memorial
High School
January 4, 1935
To Mr. A. B. Garcelon, Superintendent of Schools:
This is the third year of the successful operation of our six-
year high school plan. While no subjects commonly understood as
high school subjects have been introduced into the 7th and 8th
grades, all six grades in the building constitute a high school in
the sense that help from the regular high school teachers in general
management, in care of pupils during study periods, and in some
actual teaching of grade subjects, enables superior management
and teaching in the 7th and 8th grades.
Visions of further development of the Junior High School idea
in these grades, of “exploratory” courses in languages, in general
science, or civics, for instance, are quickly dispelled when the recita-
tion schedule is made for the year, as will be evident from the
tabulation of class membership below.
The total enrollment in the building comprises three post-
graduates, 21 Seniors, 19 Juniors, 23 Sophomores, 24 Freshmen,
50 in the eighth grade and 51 in the seventh. The organization of
class work is practically the same as for the past two years, with
the 7th and 8th grades each in two divisions and Mrs. Dudley and
Miss Jillson busy all seven periods each day teaching the usual sub-
jects there.
The enrollment by classes in the upper four years is as follows:
Mr. Holmes: Freshman Algebra, 15; Plane Geometry, 14;
Solid Geometry, 10; Chemistry, 22; General Science, 16.
Miss Martin: American History and Civics, 22; Modern History,
12; Ancient History, 24; 8th grade history, in two divisions, 50.
Mr. Gagne. Business Arithmetic, 10; Bookkeeping, 14; Indus-
trial Geography, 10; Typewriting and Stenography, 25; Commer-
cial Law, 21.
Miss Bweinberger : The four high school classes in English, 90;
7th grade hygiene and some of the 7th grade English.
Miss Rogers: French I, 23; French II, 14; French III, 6; Latin
I, 13; Latin II, 13.
The high school membership (the upper four years) this year
is the smallest since 193 0. The reasons are, first, the largest grad-
uating class last June that we ever had, with a slightly smaller
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entering class, and second, a longer deficiency list than ever before.
Parents were notified last June, as usual, by personal letter from
the Principal, of pupils either not promoted at all or having little
chance to graduate in the usual time. Nearly half of those so re-
ported returned, but several have left since September for jobs.
The deficiency list this year indicates a marked improvement in
application and scholarship. More than twice as many failures
were reported last year as this year up to date. There is also im-
provement in conduct; no one so far has been reported to the
Superintendent from the upper four years. All Senior boys are
eligible for monitors. Eligibility depends mainly on conduct, which
must be satisfactory to all teachers in the building.
In estmating the per capita cost of high school instruction, it
should be taken into account that high school teachers spend three
periods every afternoon actually teaching 7th and 8th grade classes,
and that during the entire forenoon session the majority of pupils in
the main study hall, entirely supervised by high school teachers, are
7th and 8th grade pupils. This amounts to nearly the full time of
one of the five high school teachers. Since the organization of our
six-year plan it is a question of seven teachers to about 200 pupils
rather than five for 10 0 more or less.
There is no lack of ambition among our students. Early this
school year a questionnaire answered in writing by every high
school student gave us the following interesting information:
Ten of the twenty-one Seniors intend to continue their educa-
tion after graduating here. Seven of these want to go to college:
four to the classical or general type, two to technical institutions,
and one to State Teachers’ College. One girl intends to enter a
training school for nurses and two plan to go to business college.
Among the undergraduates, six want to go to college, five to
State Teachers’ College, three to military or naval schools, four to
hospital training, eleven to business school, eight to trade school,
and six want secretarial training.
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. Holmes,
Principal.
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Report of Athletic Director
To the Superintendent of Schools,
East Douglas, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Garcelon:
It is with pleasure that I submit to you my fourth report as
Director of Athletics in the Douglas High School. In my past re-
ports I have treated with the aims and success of the athletic pro-
gram as it has been carried on. With the general public busy
studying finances and how they might be improved, I believe it well
to acquaint you with the financial status of our athletic program.
The community, although becoming more and more aware of
the necessity of a physical education program, is doing little to
support such a program in the school. Due to the facilities offered
in the community it is necessary to make the physical education
program one of simply recreation and in that period try to build
whatever health program is possible. However, the situation in
Douglas is only typical of what is found in many communities in
the country at the present time. One of our western states reports,
“Since interscholastic athletics can hardly exist as organized at
present without gate receipts it will be necessary to curtail activities
in many of our schools.” This situation is quite typical of that in
Douglas since without financial aid, only a limited porgram may
exist.
In Douglas we find that the principal means of support which
is athletic dues and admissions to games has fallen 34.5 per cent
since 1932. Prior to 1932 much of the burden of this program was
carried by the various graduating classes. The classes of 19 29,
1930, and 1931 contributed an average of $50.14 each, while the
three classes that followed contributed $12.69 each. Hence the
student body as a whole has taken over more of the burden. How-
ever, the support given during the past year was undertaken by the
members of the athletic teams themselves, which tends to make it
an individual project rather than that of the student body. It has
only been through the aid of the School Board that we have man-
aged to balance the accounts.
The baseball team representing the school continued with
seemingly habitual success, and it is hoped that this success will
be prolonged. It is to be hoped that the financial condition will be
greatly improved and the athletic program restored to the state
which is so imperative.
May I express my sincere appreciation to you, the school com-
mittee, Mr. Holmes, and all who have cooperated to help make
athletics possible in the school.
Respectfully yours,
C. A. Gagne,
Director of Athletics.
17
Report of Supervisor of Music
Mr. A. B. Garcelon, Superintendent of Schools,
East Douglas, Mass.
Dear Mr. Garcelon,
I herewith offer my annual report of work in supervising the
musical education of the school children of Douglas.
In my report of last year, I stated my intention of working for
better tone production. The result of this work has been very
noticeable, especially in the Douglas Center school, where last year
we had poor tone and a large number of monotones.
The work of the primary grades is coming along very satis-
factorily. Grade one in the Grammar building is a particularly
musical group, having done in half the school year most of the
theoretical work usually accomplished the first year. In the second
and third grades, we have continued the work of the first, using rote
songs that are more difficult, and reading consecutive tones and
simple intervals from the blackboard. The Rhythm Band in the
third grade has done excellent work this year.
I enjoy the musical work of the upper grammar grades. In
these classes we finish our theoretical training, and advance from
unison singing at the beginnig of the year in the fourth grade to
three part singing in the sixth. In Miss Buffington’s room we
have started a harmonica band with thirty six members. This band
made its debut at the Grammar school Assembly on December 21st,
and played remarkably well.
The seventh grade is doing good three part work, although
the voices are much younger than those in last year’s group. In
the eighth grade we have some beautiful voices, especially in the
Soprano and Tenor divisions. They sing four part music and seem
to enjoy it exceedingly.
The High School chorus is smaller this year, but the voices
of the boys are much stronger than those in the chorus of last year.
With a little strengthening of the soprano and alto sections, we may
look forward to good singing at graduation.
I wish to thank you, the School Committee, Mr. Holmes, Miss
Buffington and all of the teachers for the support which has been
so willingly given to me.
Respectfully submitted,
David N. Gellatly,
Music Supervisor.
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Report of Music Instructors
RE'PORT OF TEACHER OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS
Leicester, Mass.
January 9, 1935
Mr. A. B. Garcelon,
Superintendent of Schools,
East Douglas, Mass.
Dear Mr. Garcelon,
In my report as to the stringed instrument classes, I am glad to
state that there are ten children studying on the violin, one on
ukelele, one on banjo, two on madolin and three on guitar.
Many of these children are advanced enough to play in the
High School orchestra.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank you, and all others
who have helped to make my work successful.
Respectfully submitted,
Howard C. Barre,
Teacher of stringed instruments.
REPORT OF TEACHER OF BRASS AND WIND INSTRUMENTS
January 30, 1935
Mr. A. B. Garcelon,
Superintendent of Schools,
East Douglas, Mass.
Dear Mr. Garcelon,
I herewith submit my report of the pupils studying musical
instruments in the schools of Douglas.
There are five children studying on the Clarinet, five on the
trumpets, two on Saxophone, one on trombone, one on bariton and
three on drums.
There is much interest shown from all that are studying.
Respectfully yours,
Frank O. Dodge,
Teacher of Brass & Wind Instruments.
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Report of Supervisor of Writing
January 18, 1935
Mr. A. B. Garcelon, Superintendent of Schools,
East Douglas, Mass.
Dear Mr. Garcelon:
I am pleased to report a pronounced improvement in the Hand-
writing during the past year. In the last grading period 71.15 per
cent of the students made a quality score of 1 which is considered
superior writing and equal to the best score on the Ayer’s Scale. In
other words 339 of the 475 papers submitted were gold star papers
and this made it possible for each elementary room and high
school class to receive a gold star for the room certificate. This is
an unusual achievement in view of thefact that the program has
been in operation slightly more than a year.
This fine record was made possible because of the interest
and co-operation received from the children and teachers; also, the
friendly and sympathetic interest you have shown in the program.
The record of the high school to date is also worthy of special
mention. In the grading mentioned above, the high school had
63.16 per cent superior papers. This* gave the Douglas High school
second position in the Penmanship League, in which there are eight
high schools in your section.
Our next objective in the Handwriting program is to increase
the speed of the writing. In order to accomplish this we shall ad-
minister standard tests at regular intervals and make a concerted
effort to bring all students up to standard in both speed and quality.
I have on file a record of the improvement made by the pupils
and shall be pleased to show these to any parents who may be in-
terested in seeing them.
In closing, I wish to express my appreciation to all who are
contributing to the success of the Handwriting program.
Yours very respectfully.
W. L. Rinehart,
Supervisor of Penmanship.
20
Report of School Physician
February 12, 1935
Mr. A. B. Garcelon,
Superintendent of Schools
Dear Sir:
Following is the report of the physical examination of school
children:
Pre-School Clinic, June, 19 34,
Examined 34
Vaccinated 34
Defects:
Teeth 3
Nose and Throat 8
Glands (enlarged) 3
Physical examination of all school children, September, 1934,
Pupils examined 541
Defects:
Teeth 318
Nose and Throat 74
Glands (enlarged) 48
Heart 2
Nutrition 8
Posture 8
Mucous Membrane (color) 8
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. QUINN, M. D.
School Physician.
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Report of School Nurse
December 31, 1934
Mr. A. B. Garcelon,
Supt. of Schools,
East Douglas, Mass.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my sixth annual report for the year ending
December 31, 1934.
In September there was a larger number of children entering
school for the first time, without any defects. In 1933, 50% had
defects. In 19 34, 36 % had defects. This is apparently due to
better health habits, which is gratifying, and not due to. correction
of defects.
At the annual Pre-School 'Clinic, Dr. John J. Quinn examined
34 and vaccinated 35 children.
This clinic is held so that the children having defects have
ample time during the summer to have the defects corrected. I
am afraid that at present the clinic isthought of simply as a means
to have the children, vaccinated. Although we do want vaccination,
I earnestly hope the examination will be taken more seriously. I
hope every child with defects reported at the Clinic will be taken to
their Own family physician or dentist.
36% of the children at the clinic had defects. None were
corrected before school opened in September.
All, with one exception of the pupils placed on the Chadwick
Follow-up List, had gained when examined and X-rayed. Recom-
mendations were carried out, all physical defects corrected and now
that one child seems to have improved.
The Chadwick Clinic program ended this year.
The preventive Tuberculosis work is now to be carried on by
the Worcester County Sanatorium at Boylston. Dr. Glidden, Supt.
of the Sanatorium, is in charge.
The plan is to examine (and X-ray when necessary) all pupils
in the 7th., 9th., and 11th. grades. This will enable a pupil who
goes through high school 3 chest examinations in their high school
life. This is the period of life when a little care and thought may
prevent a lifetime of disaster, physical as well as mental. Tuber-
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culosis is a disease which takes months of patience and treatment
to cure. But it can be Prevented.
With the help that we have, there is no reason why we cannot
check this disease.
42% pupils took advantage of the Chest Clinic and were given
skin test.
15% were examined and X-rayed.
5 % were placed on the Follow-up list.
This does not mean they have Tuberculosis. It means that
the physical condition must be built up and thereby prevent serious
developments.
The Diphtheria Immunization Clinic was held in December.
Dr. Oscar C. Dudley, District Health Officer, gave the treatments,
assisted by Miss M. Eleanor Hanson of the Southern Worcester
County Health Association.
82% of the pupils 10 years of age or under in our schools are
now protected against Diphtheria.
All pupils were examined by the dentist Dr. John Dunleavy.
Twenty seven pupils attended The Dental Clinic. Although
there has been some attention paid to the teeth, a great deal more
is necessary. I particularly urge mothers of young children to give
the teeth every possible attention.
Regular state and monthly District meetings have been at-
tended throughout the year.
I wish, at this time, to thank you, the School Committee, Dr.
J. J. Quinn, Teachers, Parents, Pupils and all others who have
assisted in our Health work.
The previous chart gives a complete picture of the defects of
the pupils.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS.) EDITH M. TAFT, R. N.
School Nurse
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Number of pupils tested 519
Number found defective in vision 48
Number found defective in hearing 3
Number of parents or guardians notified 46
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS’ REPORT
Number of cases investigated 28
Number absent on account of sickness 20
Number absent on account of truancy 4
Number absent for other causes 4
Number brought back 28
E. L. WILLIAMS,
DOUWE DEJONG,
Attendance Officers.
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES
Issued January 1, 1934 to January 1, 1935
Report of EDWARD L. WILLIAMS
No. of Persons issued Certificates
Educational Literate 76
Educational Illiterate 0
Special Home Permits .... 0
Employment 1
Total 77
No. of Certificates Issued
Educational 96
Educational Illiterate .... 0
Special Home Permits .... 0
Employment 1
Total 96
Mr. E. L. Williams has been appointed by the superintendent of
schools to issue certificates and these may be obtained by those en-
titled to them by making application to Mr. Williams.
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MEMBERS OF TEACHERS’ .RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
C. W. Holmes, Clarence A. Gagne, Evelina Martin, Kathleen
Rogers, Tabea Sweinberger, Myra Jillson, Eunice L. Buffington,
Mary A. Joy, Elinor Dunleavy, Maria C. Buxton, Betsy Reid, Ger-
trude Matthewman, Daisy Sweet, Elizabeth Chapdelaine.
SCHOOL BA N N E R S
The school banner awarded for excellence in attendance and
punctuality each month has been won for the past year as follows:
Grade Per Cent Number of
Attendance Tardinesses
4 98.68 0
5 96.05 4
7 98.52 14
5 98.68 1
6 99.10 5
1 100 5
6 99.87 1
6 99.29 0
8 98.51 3
5 & 6 98.55 5
HONOR ROLL
Pupils neither absent, tardy, nor dismissed for 4 years:
Dorothy Jodrey.
Pupils neither absent, tardy, nor dismissed for 2 years:
Agnes Abram, Bernice Chupka, Herman De Vries, Frederic
Jodrey, Cecelia Macuga, Mary Nesbitt, Priscilla Rowley, Julia Salo,
Claire LaPlante, Katherine Stefanick, Sarah Nesbitt, Francis Bob-
bara, Raymond Brown, Leon Sochia.
Pupils neither absent, tardy, nor dismissed for the past year:
Edward Martinsen, Stephen J. Lemanek, John Mercak, Ben-
jamin Colonero, Christine Connors, Burton DeVries, Frances Hreu-
sik, Mary Limanek, Annie Nedoroscik, Anna Poplawsky, Michael
Biros, Joseph Susanski, Rose Stanick, Helen Nedoroscik, Frances
Manyak, Elizabeth Yerka, Marjorie McCallum, Eleanor McCallum,
Helen Bombara, Michael Kacmarcik.
January, Grammar
February, Grammar
March, High
April, Grammar
May, Grammar
June, Grammar
September, Grammar
October, Grammar
November, High
December, Grammar
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INDEX
Town Officers 3
Warrant for Town Meeting 5
Finance Committee Report 9
Report of the Treasurer 13
Table of Accounts 16
Balance Sheet 17
Report of Town Accountant 19
Auditor’s Report 24
Report of the Water Commissioners 28
Town Clerk’s Report 29
Report of Treasurer Simon Fairfield Public Library 31
Annual Report of Department of Public Welfare 35
Report of Agent Moses Wallis Devise 33
Collector’s Report 37
Report of Tree Warden 39
Report of Road Commissioner 40
School Report
School Report * 3
School Calendar 4
Report of School Committee 6
Report of Superintendent of Schools 8
Statistical Statement 10
Report of Douglas Memorial High School 14
Report of Athletic Director 16
Report of Supervisor of Music 17
Report of Music Instructors 18
Report of Supervisor of Writing \ 19
Report of School Physician 20
Report of School Nurse
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